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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-18
Making Barrels.



You wouldn't think that anything new
could be written about such a homely sub
ject as barrel but decidedly new de-
parture is to be chronicled. The barrel of
commerce is made by splitting the log into
bolts about 80 inches long, The bolts are
placed in a large vat, subjected TO an in
tense heat for II hours, and then, while
hot, are cut up into slaves. After five or
six months of air-drying the slaves are
ready for the listing Tor jointing) machine.
This process completed, the slaves are in
proper condition for the cooper, who truss
es them (arTanges them in barrel form and
cuts the chine and croze, after which they
are ready for heads aud hoops. Shaving,
planning and croying machines are used in
the manufacture of common barrels, and
in each barrel there are 10 slaves. The
new barrel is made of two slaves. In an
establishment where they are manufactur-
ed this week l saw an elm log 81 inches
long and "A inches in diameter, resting in
a steam vat A crane, operated by steam
power, grappled the log and swung it into
position in the machine This wonderful
piece of mechanism clamps the log exactly
in the centre and Immediately begins a mo
ton Of 80 revolutions TO the minute. When
the log commences 10 revolve in the EN-
brace Of the machine knife is fed directly
on to the outside Of the log, cutting off a
continuous sheet the proper length and
thickness of a stave, In this way the en-
tire log is utilized as stave material except
about six inches of the core or heart,
which is practically worthless, On the OPP
posite side of the cutting knife, and re-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-18
MISCELLANY.


The rocky hills half vpiled in slect aud snow.
Loom vaguely upward from the slopes below,
Where the broad humesteads, brave with mellow
Hold fast rtGi the p shty Of a plenteous year
The orchards bushed, the fields were thick with
grain.
yellow harvest sweled the happy plain.
The mows aud scaffods filled on every hand.
And sheep and cattle CLEANED the patient land.
The farmhouse roof these sixty winters past
Has borne the whip Of many a singing blast:
And where its spreading shelter fronts the way,
The scattered children gather for day.
A rare delight those battered walls confess,
The chimney roars UNIV onted kindliness,
And, warm with comfort through the icy rain.
A frosty light looks out from every pane.
Within, the cloth is laid the feast is spread
A cheerful feast Of home grown meat and bread
The plums fall thick on yOnder russell HILL
This foaming cider babbles Of the mill;
our naked hives are sweet with dripping comb,
And leafv hazels al the woods Of home.
In each and all there turks a final charm
The breath Of earth-the flavor Of the farm
on either side the sons and daughters sit,
While easy laughter answers pungeut wit;
And still their friendly gances each to each,
In kindly warmth OutI1n the tagging speech
The Old-time song, the sound and simple jest,
The native corn and wine are counted best;
TwXt this and that the silent praise Is given
That crowns the hour and lifts the heart to heaven
Dgrp pou1 yoo,frTa
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-18
An Ancient House of Refuge.

On the line of the Bennington and Rut-
land railroad, near the village of White
Creek, is house that stands in two states,
New York and Vermont three counties,
Rensselaer, and Washington, n. Y, and
Bennington, Vt. and four towns, Hoosic
and White Creek in New York and Ben
nington and SALISBURY in Vermont. This
curiously located house was built 50 years
ago by Col Mather, and was intended as a
house of refuge for debtors If an officer
from Hoosic, Rensselaer, county, should go
after an impecunious debtor who was for
tunate enough TO get under the hospitable
roof of the Mather House, the prosecuted
man had only to step across the hall into
SALISBURY, Bennington county, and he
could laugh at his pursuer with impunity,
or a man might murder another in the
kithen and then walk into the parlor and
defy anyone to touch him until the proper
papers were made out Such a convenient
house must have had an extensive patron
age in the days of imprisonment for debt,
The only trouble could have been the diff
Guilty of collecting the guests bils.-Troy
Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-18

lex Governor Long In the Forum for November.l
Reviewing the past, it is not easy to find
instances where a veto has worked anything
approaching irreparabe harm, or where the
President exercising it may not be regard
ed as acting in harmony with his convic
tions and political principles, certainly with
his sincere prejudices. On the other hand.
Grants opportune veto of the Senate Cur
rency bill was one of the essential steps in
that splendid financial policy which saved
the nation from the perils Of irredeemable
paper money, and strengthened its credit
beyond all precedent in history. Seven
times did President Hayes, one Of the least
popular and most meritorious Of the presi-
Dental line, interpose his veto when Con
gress, with a hostile majority, undertook
to starve the Executive into submission by
insisting on accompanying every apprOpri
alton for the maintenance of the govern
ment with riders removing the safeguards
that had been thrown around elections in
the reconstructed southern states. These
vetoes, like Andrew Johnson's veto of the
Tenure of Civil Office bill. which became u
law notwithstanding his objections, are in
teresting examples of what the trainers re
garded as the first and most important func
ton of the veto, to wit. resistance TO the
u
power against which they, mindful of the
tyranny Of majorities, especially attempted
10 guard. by resorting to all sorts of checks
such as two congressional branches differ
ing in their constituencies numbers and
lengths Of term such also as the iursdc-
ton of the Supreme Court over cases aris-
ing under the constitution and laws of the
United States, and especially by lodging a
limited veto in the President
1t is a power which is likely to be exer-
cised more and more freely than at first.
The deicacy with which the early pres-
dents resorted TO it is a thing of the past.
Even grim jackson pales before johnson,
his brother Tennessean, in the number and
Obstinacy of his vetoes. The latter, and al
so Hayes, Grant, and Arthur, exercised the
power freely, and all on the broadest posi-
BILE grounds-often on the bald ground that
there was mo necessity for" the measure
proposed again, as when there was ques-
ton of the admission of Colorado or Ne
braska as a state, that the time had not
come when for the people of the territory
its admission was wise, not in their opinion,
but the Presidents or again that the pro-
posed bill was injurious TO the banking sys-
TEN. AS the business of the country in
creases, as legislation piles up its bills still
higher, and as the whole social ana pOlltlcal
network grows more complicated in its de
mands and conflict of interests and its mul-
tiplicity of interferences, more and more
will be the necessity of cutting Gordian
knots with the swift, sharp edge of a sim
gle blow. and of having an Executive brave
enough to take the responsibility of inter
posing his veto in order to secure the sober
second legislative thought, yet wise enough
TO do so only when the essential inter
ests of the people justify the welding of so
keen a weapon, but not its dulling with too
frequent use in cutting stubble
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-18

A GENUINE SEA SERPENT FOUND DEAD
w. II. Hand and Harry Ludinum of Cape
May found dead sea serpent at Sewell's
point a few days ago. What appeared
to be a stranded log at first was found 10 be
a marine monster ia feet long and two
feet thick An old fisherman said; "By
gosh, its the same chap l saw last summer
off the inlet, where l was hunting up blue
fish. The darned thing popped up along
side my boat and reared its head high in
the water. That s the same creature and
no mistake" Just back of its head which
is shaped like whales, from which point
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-18

the body tapers gradually to its pointed tail,
thick hair covers its sharklik skin. and
mouth big enough TO take in one Of the dis
coverers was found armed with sharp, cut
ting teeth a local naturalist has taken
the job Of locating him in the animal world.
The reptile was often seen in his palmy
days along the coast at least there are
many who say so. Ii has been eaten in
part by birds. .-Springtieid Republican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-18

The exodus 10 Southern California is al
most beyond belief. 1t is said that 700
persons bound for that region were detain
ed in Kansas city for lack of cars to carry
them, one day last week, transportation
being ready for only 1900. 1t is safe TO
say that the larger part of these people un-
less they are wealthy viii be bitterly sorry
for the step they have taken, Los Angeles
and vicinity is just now the paradise of
land gamblers and the new comers who in
vest in real estate are almost sure 70 lose
money. The fever has reached its height
and the reaction is bound to follow.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-18

The worst feature about catarrh is its danger
Gus tendency 10 consumption. Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla cures catarrh by purifying the blood,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-18
CURE

Sick Headache and relieve all the trouble incident
to bilious state Of the system. such as Dizziness
Nausea. Drowsiues-. Distress after eating. Pam in
the Side, Sc. While their most remarkable sue
cess has been shown in curing
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-04
EVENING CAPITAL.
spvptisseD DAILY. exc - SUNDAYS
MONDAY. April 4, 1887.
words Of wisdom.

The harvest gathered in the
>nelds Of the past is TO be brought
home for the use of the present.
Cheerfulness is an excellent
wearing qnality-It has been
called the bright weather of the
heart.
Wisdom does not show itself
SO much in precept as in life
lin a firmness of mind and a
mastery of appetite.
independence and self-respect
are essential 60 happiness, and
these are never TO be attained
together without work
Any man may do a casual act
of good nature, but a continual
ton OF them shows it as a part
Of his temperament.
If the true history of quarrels,
public and private, were hon
estly written, it would be 81 en-
ced with an uproar of derision.
1t is true you can make a
horse thin as a rail, and rough
as a rasp, but to make him as
fat as seal, and as fine as silk
give him Hodges Russian Horse
and Cattle Powder.
What two fat people run
against each other can it prop
erly be spoken of as a mass
meeting.
II reach and reach, but can
not grasp" writes a poet. The
bartender had been forbidden
to sell him anything.
Mrs Goodington says she
doesn't think much of anony-
nous writer's. Nine cases out
ten nobody knows who they
are.
PugiliSts are not allowed to
strike below the belt, and yet
when they strike the nose they
hit the scenter of the body.
Ella Weeeler Wilcox says
that she loves the bustles in a
large city. Most women want
it wherever they are, in city or
in country,
Reform is most always treated
like a dog. Every reform
measure is apt to have a tin
kettle tied to its tail in the
shape of a job.
II you arc suffering with rheumatism o
neuralgia get bottle of Hopkins Antal
gic from your druggist and dealers gener
To. Price 90 cents
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-04
&'1'snp'a ena,
lHE MODEL FAST LINE e.,
DOUBLE Track JASxKv r..

For Annapolis, 20 I :
m m. a Snf SOC. 600 , p, m, On SUNDAY nd ~ !
For Way Stations betvo...
and Washington, 5.i Toe's y 81 Bsltts,.
i2.l5, 800, $50, II so = V'SO, Sl6t \
day, $50, 9.O5 a. m, Ia a. u q i,
HOO p, m. Low e'O0Nas y
as follows: ~" io' Bsls,.
D a, M, $50 a. m. can.
m, $50 a, M, 1907 a, m m a. IN n.
M =. I'25 p. M, 3l5 p. m 'ga y l@A
4.SO p: m, 4.40 p. m, $40 ID, = o,SV l
M 700 p. m S,95 p. m n y sD # |, ~
m; On Sunday only / Son IN 1 :, ll9l
Fl From Annapolis, sis, a "a a.
5.S0 P. m. On SUNDAY. 10 az a,9 as lE
and go p. m. '''VO e. 4, 4
Baggage called for and oh.,
hotels and residences on -. Siue'sel |
ticket office, l52 West B r., Jjruee 4 !
Camden Station, and 81 s ~ N's
DAVID LEE, q + r I4'0adsg
Genl. Superintendent. Con- y, no y
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-04
81 "a W. &B,RI
Enssern StanSnrar,

N ana after "Wednesday. -.
" 1885, Passenger trains ~ SpaI 8
Annapolis, daily, Except SUNDAY sI T
lows: N'ius!J aa
LEAVE ANNApotw
At $40 a m, and l2O5nu
p. m, and 5,25 p. m. Arrive "s !, s y. Y
lis, at S.5S a. M, and Las p M l. ,s5,s
,. M, and 7.l5 p, m. + '''' ''a's
SUNDAY TRAINS
Leave as follows: S.SOa m a.,
p. m. Arrive at AnnapoGs =, 'T s1 !
m: and 6.2S p. m. At '0'''
Through coaches are run on ,ose
above trains between Baltimo,ss y, y. y !,
narolis '''''' 'al y
Through freight from Bal6mo, 4
Local Freight Trains leave Ass.'s
Tuesdays and Fridays at 9OOs~
Freight will be transported ata, ).
est rates, and will be received 4 n,
more for Shipment to AnnapoIs ! II
as 600 u. m.
p. m. j. WILSON BR0Wy
President and
j. Fl. RRowN. Gen. Ticket ACT
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-04

Ladies Dress Goods from I
25c. per yard.
Plain and Brocade Velvs.al
and Colored IAceS for ls
Trimmings, cheap. !.
Dress Ginghams, Calicoe
ton and Flannels, at Fedas
prices.
Gents, Ladies and C Chi
Underwear, Hosiery, Six I
Linen Handkerchiefs, Linen
lars, Cuffs, Silk Ties, Scarha
Bows, at very low prices.
Black and colored Jefs.
Jersey Capes, Gents and +, Z.
Knit Jackets and White ~
very cheap. 800 lis,
Calico shirts for 800 worn !. u. !
Boys white shirts for Il Z
worth coo. -, "a
Splendid line Of ladies u
and listers will be oos,
CLOSED OUT AT CV,s.
All other goods in Sl0''
nrices to suit 7hehmeS.
], FRANK KRAhb
nOv4-tf fTauoI
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-01-13
SMALLPOX at Lima,

On Tuesday morning last, case of
fully developed smallpox was discov-
cred in the eastern part of Lima near
the water-works reservoir. The subject
is that of a little tive-year-old girl by
the name of Osborn, who was taken i'll
last Friday. DIR. J. R. Vail, the attend
ing physician, called into consultation
DIR. r. w. Thrift, and after an exami-
nation found that the little child was
broken out fully with the dreaded dis
ease. There are several boarders stop
ping at .Osborn's, and one of them
makes regular weekly visits to Fort
Wayne, and it is thought that he was
exposed to the disease on the train, and
that the little girl contracted 1t from
him. Health officer Meisse has quar-
antined the house, and every precau-
ton is being taken to prevent the
spread of the disease.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-01-13
The Wabash.
The following circular exnIajns itsaIf.


WABASH RALwAY-oFFIcE OF RECEIVER,
CORNER OF PAcIFIc.Av. AND vANBUREN-sr
CHICAGO, january, 1887.
The following appointments have
been made by the undersigned, and the
persons named are now in possession Of
their offices, respectively, and will be
respected and obeyed by all subor(li-
mates and agents in their several depart
ments:
Kirtlan Fl. Wade, General superin-
tendent.
George W. Stevens, Assistant Gem
eral Superintendent.
William B. Corneau, Treasurer.
Morris Trumbull, Auditor.
Milton Knight, General Freight
Agent.
Samuel w. Snow, General Passenger
Agent.
Thomas G Moore, General Agent for
the Receiver.
Richard J. Reece, Purchasing Agent.
j. >. Barnes, Superintendent of Mo-
tive Power and Machinery.
M. M. Martin, Superintendent of Gar
Department.
The headquarters of the assistant
general superintendent, and of the
superintendent Of the car department.
will be at Decatur, Illinois; that of the
Of motive power and
at Springfield, Illinois; that
of all the other officers named will be
at Chicago. THOMAS Cooley,
Receiver
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-01-13


The United States Ministers to Ger
many, France, England and Russia re-
ceive $500 each; those to China,
Brazil, Mexico, Japan and Spain re-
ceive $4,000. The general Of the army
receives $l3 500, and tile Admiral $13,-
900.
General Lew. Wallace's "Ben Hur"
is soon to be published in German,
having been translated by Catholic
priest living at Lafayette, Ind, Gen.
Wallace's home.
The entire night police force of Char
lotte, Mich, has strnck for higher
wages. It consisted of one man, who
received several cents q night and was
expected to be on duty twelve hours.
The Bible contains 2,566, ,4s0 letters,
773, 746 words, 81 .l73 verses, l, ,i89 chap
ters and GO books.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-01-13

As the hog cholera seems to be very
difficult problem TO solve among the
breeders of swine, and as reputed cures
of the disease are quite numerous, yet
equally unsatisfactory, no doubt any
information upon the subject will be Of
interest to farmers. A friend informs
us that the very best remedy that he
has any knowledge of, consists of char
red corn..cobs, thoroughly sprinkled
with sulphur and salt, and fed to the
hogs once or twice u week. Our in
formant states that Messrs. Stephen
Crow and Adam Getman, prominent
farmers of this county, have used the
above with satisfactory results. As the
remedy costs but little, it is at least
worthy of a trial. Putnam County Sen
tipeL.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-01-13
To Hon. ". H. Handy, Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of Henry
GO2l,lf9t Ohm.

County, Ono:
Your Committee appointed to exam
inc the financial report Of the Board Of Co.
Commissioners, for the fiscal year of 1885,
respectfully submit the following report:
We have made careful examination of
the financial transactions of the said Board
of County Commissioners, for the year end
ing August 31st 1886, and we find from such
examination that the report of said Com
missioners contains true and accurate
statement of their financial transactions for
the time embraced therein; that their num-
erous transactions in the management of the
creetness and compliance with the law.
Respectfully Submitted,
F. M. RUMMELL,
E. L. HARTMAN,
R. W. CAHILL.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-01-13

Fred Shumaker, axeman d
j @ Huston, ,axeman &ser notices d
q A Smith, ch'mn l. restaking d
Fred OrthWein, axeman on d
Henrick Kaiser, chairman d
Mrs v G Carroll, comp'n for land d
Herman Arps.axeman on joint d
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-11-10

1 think it is an unfortunate fact that
our public school system is not elastic
enough to mold itself to the needs of
the Individual. Grades are a necessity
IN 1t, and grades must be quite rigidly
fixed. But l think that the parents can
mold the system SO that there shall be no
| overpressure. a great source of Trouble
Is that the parents often positively en-
| courage the pressure. A mother brought
to me her daughter, shamefuliy over
worked high school scholar; no exercise.
! except the walk to and from school. If
this mother takes my advice, and sends
word to the teacher, my daughter is
not going to stand at the head of her
class any more; if necessary, she will be
honestly and healthily at the foot, the
teacher may reply, "Then she cannot
graduate and have diploma" Then
the mother must mold the public school
system to her daughter S needs, and say,
'Then she will not graduate. am con-
tent to have it So" Perhaps she will
not say this, for parental pride is one
cause of the overpressure
Another cause is parental laziness, 1t
is easy to keep boy employed even
inSS ny coHipeilLiiG MN 10 stay at EOne
and study his lessons. Otherwise he
must either be allowed to choose his
own amusement, in the house or out of
| it (Which, of course, is not the best
thing, or the parents must have him on
their minds, and provide amusements for
him, or at least have an oversight of his
recreations, which is a trouble. In prac-
tice, too, many parents either let their
children roam the streets at night, or beg
the teacher to give their children enough
to do, so that they must have s0lno les
sons to occupy them eNenlngs.-E. p.
! King in Science.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-11-10

"There is great excitement on the place
when a cow loses her cud. " said the old
| farmer. "Tbe boys run as fast as they
can for the COW doctor, and we all turn
10 and get things ready for him. The
cow stands with her head down and neck
| stretched out, and is altogether the most
woe hegone animal you ever saw.
"What viii happen if she doesn't find
She cud -
"She will starve to death. You sea n
COW has four stomachs. and what she
eats through the day goes into Tie first
one. And at night she brings up some
OF the food from the first stomach and
ma5!icates it. This is called chewing the
| cud. After she has done this, it goes to
! the second stomach and is digested. If
She loses her cud, she can't pass the food
| from the first stomach to the second, and
is bound to starve,
When the doctor arrives he slaps the
cow s sides twists her tail and looks in
her mouth. Then he calls for a piece of
salt Goldfish and puts it in her mouth. If
that fails to bring the cud he rubs her
throat and calls for slippery elm. He
puts wad of it into her jaw and tries to
get her TO chew. That failing, he tries a
bunch of grass and wad Of willow
caves. If all fail, q live frog is brought
and started down the COWS throat This
never fails. The COW gives heave when
the frog tickles her windpipe, and up
come frog and cud. New York Mail
and Express,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-11-10

The announcement Of Miss Phelps new
Cate story, entitled ''The Gates Be-
tween, = recalls the remark of a promi-
neDt Kansas Clty lady who was driving
with some guests along the Hesperus road
this summer, between Magnolia and
Gloucester, Mass, As a curve of the
beautiful driveway disclosed the narrow
meek; stretching out to sea, the western
woman turned to her companion, saying:
1--WE drove cut on tie neck last week
when we went to Nanchester-b by -the-Sea,
and had view of Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps summer homo. After that visit
understand why she's always writing
about gates. Why, there is nothing else
IS noticeable. They thrust themselves
across the road at every turn without the
shadow OF an excuse; but not one of the
six WAS agar, And warnings were
posted at every one against leaving it
agar under extreme penalty Of the
law American Magazine.